The Walt Disney Company has announced today, September 29th, that it has launched its online Disney Digital Books initiative.

The online books are meant for children to read online in an interactive setting.

More than 500 children’s books are already up on the internet including books about:

- Hannah Montana
- Mickey Mouse
- Cars
- Toy Story
- Pirates of the Caribbean

Subscription to the Disney Digital Books service is $8.95 per month or $79.95 per year. Disney is using this online book service to promote reading in the youth market.

Not only can kids read Disney books online, but they will also be able to check words they don’t know in the databases built-in dictionary, take quizzes and create a customizable virtual room just for them.

The Disney Company has also made clear that more books will be added on an ongoing basis.

We think this is SO cool, would you use it?

Source: About.com, Image Via Flickr

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